Gateway mountain huts (refuges-portes) are mountain huts that can be directly accessed from the road during the summer period.
There are 4 of these:
The Rosuel gateway mountain hut in Peisey
The Le Bois gateway mountain hut in Champagny
The L'Orgère gateway mountain hut in Villarodin
The Plan du Lac gateway mountain hut (half an hour's walk from the road) in Termignon
Mountain guides and Park ambassadors, host a variety of morning, afternoon or evening activities :
Discovery of local nature trails (family walk)
Films or slide shows followed by debates
Use of educational kits
Discovery hikes around gateway mountain huts